The Washington critic., 1887-05-21

residents have the advantage Of dealing
with the farmer or producer direct;
their wagons calling at the doors of the
residents with fresh butter, vegetables,
etc., direct from their farms.
Churches and schools of all denomi-
nations and classes exist here, affording
every advantage to the worshipper and
the student.
Above are some of the advantages.
Where are the disadvantages ?
They do not exist. Croakers repeat
the cry, cts too far" Where in the
history of the growth of cities Is a
locality which Is on, or adjacent to, a
line of street cars considered too far ?
In New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
or any of our large cities where people
have to ride five, six and eight miles TO
a moderately priced neighborhood the
residents would consider Georgetown
as being adjacent to the centre of the
city, as 1t certainly is.
TCo much cannot be said of the
heal,hfulness of this portion of our
city. A walk to the Heights near
where most of the available land lies
is all that Is necessary to convince the
most skeptical of the hygiene ad.
vantages to be derived from a residence
in this beautiful place. Malaria and
kindred diseases are unknown here.
The prevailing air Is from the west,
south and north, and the breezes come
laden with invigorating and health.
| giving ozone, contrasting greatly with
the miasmalic ,dJrs that infcst the
lower portions Of the city.
The class of people now living in
this neighborhood attest sufficiently as
TO the future social status of this place.
Some of our oldest and most aristo.
cratic families live on the Heights, and
indeed The entire town boasts social
standing very considerably above the
average, the rowdy element being COM
paratively unknown. West Washing.
ton cannot be called suburban. 1t Is O
part of our city, separated only by q
small stream of water, which, If the
present plans are carried out, will soon
be transformed into an immense sewer
be relieve the northwestern part of the
city of Its vast amount of refuse, which
bids fair, unless provided with bet
ter facilities of exit, to cause that
part of the city to be very unhealthy
When this is done Rock Creek Valley
will doubtless be transformed into tht
beautiful park Of which SO much hal
been said and written.
1t is not claimed for West Washing
ton that there will be a phenomena
rise, which has taken place in the new
settlement of Northern Washington
and where ground that was selling fol
five cents foot, now sells at Sc to s.
but It is claimed that West Washington
has great advantages that have no
been appreciated of late years, and
that, now that attention is being called
TO II, 1t must have large advance t
place 1t on the same footing as othe
portions of the city equally favored.
To a man with ordinary intelligence
the argument needs no elaboration tina
home in a locality like that we hav
described above, is preferable to on
on the extreme outskirts of the cit,
proper, where 1t will take years Il
make the neighborhood fit for peopl
of ordinary taste to reside; and wher
comparative mountains have to be Gu
away and gullys to be filled to run tn
streets.
Below will be found the opinion o
some of our leading citizens and busl
ness men as TO the future of this por
tion Of our city. They only reaec
the general Idea on the subject
namely, that West Washington will, Il
very short time, be on even term